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I'm trying to figure out what is the significance of なあって in the following
sentence:

> そのままからかいやすい西片でいてほしい **なあって**

It feels like it is there for emphasis or something but I just don't get where
it comes from as no dictionary or web search I made could find the source, is
it なー+って? Is it a contraction of something? Is it なんって?

All I managed to find are some sentence on
[Weblio](https://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/%22%E3%81%AA%E3%81%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%22)
that use it but I'm unable to deduce its meaning and composition from them:
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8U7lj.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8U7lj.png)

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!


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What does なあって mean here?


なあ, like ねえ, is a particle used to soften a statement and invite confirmation,
but having a somewhat rougher, rustic, flavour about it, な・なあ particularly
being used when talking to oneself; and って is another form of と. If there is
no verb after と・って, you can assume a verb of saying, or thinking, such as 言って,
思って etc. has been omitted.

Coming at the end of a sentence as in your extract, it is more likely to be
taken as an abbreviation of といって[ください] (compare いいって said by someone pouring a
dring, 'say when [it is enough]'), but that doesn't appear to make much sense
here. More context is need to be able to give a proper translation.


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なあって is not a contraction of any specific words.

  * なあ is the same as な, the sentence-end particle. It has several functions, but in this case, it's simply "oh" or "really".
  * って is basically an informal quotative particle. You can imagine something like (私は)思う has been omitted, like the examples on Weblio. Sentence-end って has several functions, too, but in this case, it is used to soften the sentence. Adding this って has an similar effect to adding "maybe", "kinda", "you know" or "I guess".

So the なあ part has the effect of intensifying his wish, while the って is used
to express his hesitation/modesty.

> そのまま、からかいやすい西片でいてほしいなあって。
>
> I really wish you'd stay the same, easy-to-tease Nishikata, you know.


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